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Richard Pike
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 Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2010 7:28 pm Post subject: Pantene hair spray can |
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Decided to put a strobe on each wingtip, but wanted a way to streamline it in, and also wanted a way to make the strobe easily removable in case it needed replacing. Went to the CVS drugstore, no luck, went next door to the Dollar Store - Bingo!
Wandering around the Dollar Store with a Kuntzleman strobe and calipers pays off.
The Pantene can was a perfect fit. Took it home, laid a brick on the nozzle (Take that, Gore! HA!) and when the can was empty, cut off the bottom and fit it in the wingtip. Will glue it in place with JBWeld, and then use fabric to blend it in.
Will use the other end of the can on the other tip. The nav light will go just ahead of the strobe, ordered two 6" strips of 24 12V LED's off of ebay, will put those across the back of each tip for the white rear light.
Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (42oldPoops)
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russkinne(at)mac.com
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| Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 6:33 am Post subject: Pantene hair spray can |
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FWIW - when blending in protuberances to smooth contours and reduce
drag -- in boat construction we often use a "microballoon slurry"
which is a mix of VERY small glass bubbles, 'microspheres', mixed
with epoxy. It's very light since it's 85% air -- and very strong
too. Amazing stuff, easy to use, sandable, shapable. Smooth it with a
wet finger or paddle before it sets. See West Marine for details &
supplies.
And WEAR A MASK WHEN HANDLING! -- it's so fine it drifts in the air
like smoke, and you don't want to inhale it.
Aside from that, a great material.
Russ K
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On Mar 30, 2010, at 11:28 PM, Richard Pike wrote:
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Decided to put a strobe on each wingtip, but wanted a way to
streamline it in, and also wanted a way to make the strobe easily
removable in case it needed replacing. Went to the CVS drugstore,
no luck, went next door to the Dollar Store - Bingo!
Wandering around the Dollar Store with a Kuntzleman strobe and
calipers pays off.
The Pantene can was a perfect fit. Took it home, laid a brick on
the nozzle (Take that, Gore! HA!) and when the can was empty, cut
off the bottom and fit it in the wingtip. Will glue it in place
with JBWeld, and then use fabric to blend it in.
Will use the other end of the can on the other tip. The nav light
will go just ahead of the strobe, ordered two 6" strips of 24 12V
LED's off of ebay, will put those across the back of each tip for
the white rear light.
Richard Pike
MKIII N420P (42oldPoops)
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